Current:Home > MyJim Irsay says NFL admitted officiating errors at end of Browns-Colts game-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
Jim Irsay says NFL admitted officiating errors at end of Browns-Colts game
View Date:2024-12-25 12:42:41
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay posted on social media that the NFL was aware it's officiating crew erred at the end of Sunday's Colts-Cleveland Browns game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The owner posted a message on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday night:
"The NFL admits and understands that they did not make the correct calls at end of Sunday’s Colts/Browns Game," Irsay wrote. "I believe we need to institute Instant Replay for all calls, including Penalties, in the last two minutes of All Games."
NEVER MISS A SNAP: Sign up for our NFL newsletter for exclusive content
The NFL did not immediately respond on Tuesday night to a request for comment from IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network. But Tom Pelissero, a reporter for the league through the NFL Network, posted on X that team officials are barred from commenting on the communication they receive from the league on calls at the end of games.
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
"The NFL communicates with teams on a weekly basis about various calls," Pelissero wrote. "Team officials are prohibited from commenting publicly on those discussions. Now, a team owner has publicly said the league admitted to officiating mistakes. Stay tuned …"
The Browns beat the Colts 39-38 following a pair of controversial penalties whistled on Indianapolis cornerback Darrell Baker Jr.
Baker was called for an illegal contact penalty against Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper that negated E.J. Speed's strip-sack of P.J. Walker that would have ended the game. That ruling gave the Browns a 1st-and-Goal.
Baker was whistled the very next play for pass interference on a ball that Walker threw over the head of wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones.
Three plays later, Kareem Hunt powered the ball in on 4th-and-Goal to give the Browns a 39-38 victory to drop the Colts to 3-4.
Baker took issue with both calls after the game.
"I don’t agree with the penalties at all," Baker Jr. said. "When those balls are uncatchable, usually they don’t throw those flags out, especially when they’re initiating the contact with the corner. You can put your hands on them, too, as long as you’re looking for the ball. I’m not impeding their force or anything. I don’t know what else I can do better on that."
Colts coach Shane Steichen was not as forthright about the calls.
"I mean, they were tough calls," Steichen said Monday. "I’m not going to get into a lot of the officials on that situation. As a team, we’ve got to do better to not put ourselves in those situations at the end of games, not leave it up to those things at the end."
Follow Nate Atkins on Twitter @NateAtkins_.
veryGood! (9642)
Related
- NFL Week 11 picks straight up and against spread: Will Bills hand Chiefs first loss of season?
- New Orleans Regional Transit Authority board stalled from doing business for second time this year
- Jimmy Carter receives Holbrooke award from Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation
- A news site that covers Haitian-Americans is facing harassment over its post-debate coverage of Ohio
- Spirit Airlines cancels release of Q3 financial results as debt restructuring talks heat up
- Autopsy finds a California couple killed at a nudist ranch died from blows to their heads
- Travis Kelce’s Jaw-Droppingly Luxe Birthday Gift to Patrick Mahomes Revealed
- Pregnant mom, husband who drowned while snorkeling in Maui, leave behind toddler son
- Shaboozey to headline halftime show of Lions-Bears game on Thanksgiving
- Bryce Young needs to escape Panthers to have any shot at reviving NFL career
Ranking
- November 2024 full moon this week is a super moon and the beaver moon
- Autopsy finds a California couple killed at a nudist ranch died from blows to their heads
- Judge dismisses an assault lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein
- USWNT loses to North Korea in semifinals of U-20 Women's World Cup
- Quincy Jones' cause of death revealed: Reports
- Wagon rolls over at Wisconsin apple orchard injuring about 25 children and adults
- A Company’s Struggles Raise Questions About the Future of Lithium Extraction in Pennsylvania
- 60-year-old woman receives third-degree burns while walking off-trail at Yellowstone
Recommendation
-
Olivia Munn Randomly Drug Tests John Mulaney After Mini-Intervention
-
Mission specialist for Titan sub owner to testify before Coast Guard
-
Testimony begins in trial for ex-sergeant charged in killing of Virginia shoplifting suspect
-
Autopsy finds a California couple killed at a nudist ranch died from blows to their heads
-
Kate Spade Outlet’s Early Black Friday Sale – Get a $259 Bag for $59 & More Epic Deals Starting at $25
-
Voters view Harris more favorably as she settles into role atop Democratic ticket: AP-NORC poll
-
Florence Pugh Addresses Nasty Comments About Her Weight
-
District attorney appoints special prosecutor to handle Karen Read’s second trial